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2014
A NOTE FROM
OUR LEADERS
Dear Friends and Supporters,
It’s hard to believe that this year marks our 20th
anniversary. When we started
Free The Children in 1995, we were just a small group of twelve 12-year-olds,
eager to change the world. And while at first we weren’t quite sure how, we had
the passion to know it was possible and the commitment to make it happen.
It is this shameless idealism that has allowed us to build schools in Haiti, set up
health clinics in Kenya and reach out to thousands of youth, educators and
supporters who inspire us every day. Together, we’re leading a global movement
that proves it’s cool to care. Our journey up until now has been an incredible one
and we’re thrilled to share the achievements of the past year with you.
In 2014, Free The Children’s Year of Education initiative exceeded its goal of
fundraising to build 200 schools in developing communities! Riding high on this
incredible feat, this past fall we launched the Year of Empowerment to equip
25,000 families with the skills and resources they need to take charge of their
future. Through our educational program, youth in North America and the UK
have been leading through service and action, making positive changes for
themselves, their communities and the world. Entering into 2015, our movement
for change roars even louder as We Day debuts in Illinois, expanding our reach to
thousands more youth.
From the entire Free The Children family, thank you for being a part of this
exciting movement. We are sincerely grateful for your support.
Be the change,
Craig Kielburger Marc Kielburger Scott Baker
A CHARITY UNLIKE
ANY OTHER
Our Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Financial Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . 6
Shifting the World from
Me to We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 DOMESTIC
PROGRAMMING
Living We 365 Days a Year . . . . . . 25
We Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
We Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
We365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
24INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMMING
Adopt a Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Education  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clean Water and Sanitation . . . . . . . 14
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Alternative Income and Livelihood . . 18
Agriculture and Food Security . . . . . 20
Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
10TABLE OF
CONTENTS
A NOTE FROM OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dear Friends and Supporters,
We can’t think of anything more rewarding than children helping each other to
live free and healthy lives. This message is at the heart of Free The Children
and a movement that we’ve been honored to witness over the past two decades.
From Craig and Marc’s living room to 13 offices around the world,
Free The Children has grown into a community of millions of like-minded
people that empower the Me to We generation—a movement of informed and
compassionate global citizens motivated to shift the world from a focus on
the individual to the power of the collective.
We are grateful to the passionate youth, educators and trusted partners who
have stood by us over the years. Your continuous support has allowed us to
evolve We Day from a modest event in one Canadian city to a series of
12 stadium-sized celebrations spanning Vancouver to Atlantic Canada, Seattle
to California, and even across the pond to the UK.
With your help, our year-long educational programming encourages young
people to discover their unique gifts and take action on issues they’re passionate
about. This commitment to service among youth has led to tens of millions of
dollars raised for local and global causes. Our holistic, sustainable Adopt a Village
development model is breaking the cycle of poverty by providing education
to children, clean water and health care to communities, alternative income
programs for families and food security throughout the year.
All of our achievements were made possible because of your generosity.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your dedication and
enthusiasm as we continue to grow our organization and venture into
a new year of exciting opportunities.
Eva Haller
Michelle Douglas
OUR TEAM
Staff and Volunteers  . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Celebrity Ambassadors . . . . . . . . . 36
Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Board of Directors  . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
We Day Co-Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Outstanding Partners and
Supporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
34 More on
p.25
OF YOUTH ENGAGED IN OUR
PROGRAMMING BELIEVE IT’S 
COOL TO CARE ABOUT
SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS
91%
DID YOU KNOW?
A CHARITY
UNLIKE ANY
OTHER
OUR INNOVATIVE MODEL IS DESIGNED FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE, EMPOWERING YOUNG LEADERS EVERYWHERE TO ACHIEVE THEIR
FULLEST POTENTIAL AS ACTIVE, COMPASSIONATE AND INVOLVED CITIZENS. THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
WE SET OUT TO SHIFT THE WORLD FROM ME TO WE—FROM A WORLD FOCUSED ON THE INDIVIDUAL TO ONE THAT’S FUELED BY
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.
4A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER
OUR MODEL
WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT
When you give with Free The Children, you’re
joining a movement to shift the world from “me”
thinking to “we” acting. Our holistic and sustainable
model is built on the belief that every community
has the potential to lift itself out of poverty—
children just need the chance to discover their
gift to learn and lead. Our focus on empowerment
sets us apart and also enables us to create unique
impacts by providing cutting-edge service-learning
programming to help youth build their skills
and discover their passions.
STEP 2
EDUCATE 
EMPOWER YOUTH
STEP 3
TRANSFORM YOUTH 
COMMUNITIES
STEP 1
REMOVE BARRIERS
TO YOUTH SUCCESS
A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER 5
SOURCES OF
INCOMEEnding December 31, 2014 *
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Free The Children’s vision for sustainable change empowers young leaders at home and transforms communities overseas. It is reflected
in all aspects of our work—and our fundraising model is no exception. By honoring every donation, from creative coin drives led by students
to corporate partnerships, we have an industry-leading policy of financial responsibility that ensures all contributions are spent effectively
to create meaningful change.
37%CORPORATE
3%
GOVERNMENT
27%YOUTH
11%
ADULT
21%FOUNDATION
TOTAL INCOME
$49,554,736
Imagine Canada works in partnership with other charitable organizations, companies, governments and individuals
through programs that help strengthen charities and their operations. Its list of Sector Champions include some of the
country’s most prominent charities and non-profits committed to advancing Imagine Canada’s goals of enhancing the
sector’s impact and building a more robust Canada.6A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER
BREAKDOWN OF
EXPENDITUREEnding December 31, 2014 *
A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP
WITH ME TO WE
Our unique partnership with Me to We Social Enterprise makes our
fundraising model unlike that of any other charity. As an innovative
social enterprise and Free The Children’s partner in changing the
world, Me to We offers better choices for a better world, from
international volunteer trips to socially conscious and environmentally
friendly products. Even better, half of Me to We’s net profit is donated
to Free The Children while the other half is reinvested to grow the business
and its social mission. This partnership allows Free The Children
to scale its operational capacity while keeping one of the lowest
administrative rates of any charity.
42%
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 
GLOBAL EDUCATION
49%
DOMESTIC PROJECTS
9%
GENERAL  ADMIN
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
$48,166,521
TWO MILLION DOLLARS
DONATED TO FREE THE CHILDREN
DURING THE 2014 FISCAL YEAR.
8.5 MILLION DOLLARS
DONATED TO FREE THE CHILDREN
SINCE 2009.
*All figures are consolidated for Free The Children Canada and USA. Free The Children is audited annually by Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP in Canada and Roy A. Pasieka, Certified Public Accountant in the USA.
**Funding income includes cash and in-kind donations.
*Me to We has a formal donation agreement with Free The Children. Drafted by Torys LLP, the agreement ensures that all cash and in-kind donations are being met.
Cash donations and net income are independently evaluated by auditors Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP on an annual basis. A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER 7
HAITI
ECUADOR
NICARAGUA 15 COMMUNITIES
engaged in Nicaragua,
Ecuador and Haiti
7 ACTIVE WE ACT
CAMPAIGNS
in North America
WE DAY
in 11 major North
American cities
8,500 SCHOOLS
engaged in
Canada and the U.S.
SHIFTING THE
WORLD FROM
ME TO WE
OUR IMPACT HAS LOCAL AND
GLOBAL REACH
We’ve all heard the age-old African proverb:
“It takes a village to raise a child.” At the same
time, it takes children to build community—a belief
reflected in our work.
In Africa, Asia and Latin America, we aim to establish
a comprehensive, child-focused development approach
that gives community members the education, skills
and opportunities to lift themselves out of poverty.
In North America and the UK, we engage youth through
service learning and active citizenship so that they
can be free to achieve their fullest potential as
agents of change.
Both our models are built on the understanding
that the world we share unites us. Our domestic and
international programming work together to provide
young people with the tools and knowledge they
need to lead meaningful action.
MAP LEGEND
ADOPT A VILLAGE COMMUNITIES
WE ACT REGIONS
8A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER
INDIA
KENYA
RURAL
CHINA
GHANA
SIERRA
LEONE
WE DAY
in the UK
26 COMMUNITIES
engaged in India and
rural China
25 COMMUNITIES
engaged in Sierra Leone,
Ghana and Kenya
1,500 SCHOOLS
engaged in
the UK
THE 2.3 MILLION YOUTH INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMMING
CURRENTLY PROVIDE 60% OF FUNDING FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT WORK.
60%
A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER 9
INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMMING
WE BELIEVE THAT THE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ABOUT A HAND OUT, BUT A HAND UP. WORKING ALONGSIDE
DEDICATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES, WE OFFER A MODEL THAT ALLOWS COMMUNITIES
TO LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY AND THRIVE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
10INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
ADOPT A VILLAGE
EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE
Our Adopt a Village model began with a single pillar:
education. We soon realized that poverty requires a
holistic solution. Without clean water, health care,
alternative income and food security, children would
miss school due to illness, having to fetch water
or support their families’ farms. The five pillars of
Adopt a Village are not only owned and maintained
by the community, but are also designed to keep
children in school, as education is the road
to opportunity.
OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN UDAWAD, INDIA,
REPORTED BEING MORE
FOOD SECURE AFTER JUST ONE
YEAR IN OUR PROGRAMMING
SCHOOLS IN KENYA INVOLVED IN
OUR PROGRAMS FOR AT LEAST
FIVE YEARS HAVE SEEN
ATTENDANCE RATES AMONG
GIRLS INCREASE BY
67%
85%
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 11
EDUCATION
Our education pillar goes beyond school-building. We also provide teacher training, extracurricular
programs, books and basic school supplies so that children can focus on their studies without
worrying about absent teachers or a lack of learning materials.
12INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
THE IMPACT OF
EDUCATION
OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE RESULTED
IN AN 85 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER
OF FEMALE GRADUATES WHO ARE NOW ABLE
TO ATTEND SECONDARY SCHOOL.
SINCE 2010, THE ATTENDANCE RATES AT MANAC PRIMARY SCHOOL IN HAITI HAVE INCREASED BY OVER 400%.
SPOTLIGHT ON HAITI
ATTENDANCE
RATES
MANAC PRIMARY
SCHOOL
INCREASED BY
OVER 400%
85%
INCREASE
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 13
CLEAN WATER
 SANITATION
Without water, a community can’t grow. We help communities install hand pumps, boreholes, wells, pipes,
washing stations, rain catchment systems and latrines. Clean water gives families the chance to raise
healthy children, run sustainable farms and send their girls to school.
14INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
THE IMPACT OF
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
OUR CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMS
HAVE LED TO A 40 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGED
IN SAFE WATER USAGE.
IN THE COMMUNITY OF UDAWAD, INDIA, TWO WELLS WERE REHABILITATED IN 2014, PROVIDING CLEAN WATER
TO OVER 800 FAMILIES AND ENSURING WATER IS ACCESSIBLE DURING THE DRY SEASON.
SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA
TWO WELLS WATER 800 FAMILIES
40%
INCREASE
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 15
HEALTH
A healthy community is a sustainable community. When children are well, they are less likely to
miss school or drop out. And when parents are free of illness, their family businesses are more
likely to thrive. By offering health training, clinics, medical supplies and workshops to developing
communities, we’re helping families grow to their fullest potential.
16INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
THE IMPACT OF
HEALTH
OUR HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES HAVE HELPED SO
MANY FAMILIES THAT THE BARAKA MATERNITY
WARD IN KENYA WAS VOTED THE BEST MATERNITY
WING IN ALL OF NAROK COUNTY.
THE MATERNITY WING AT BARAKA HEALTH CLINIC HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 3,000 MOTHERS WITH PRE-
AND POST-NATAL CARE, INCLUDING ULTRASOUND AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AND HAS HELPED DELIVER
213 HEALTHY BABIES.
BARAKA
MATERNITY WARD
213 HEALTHY AND
SAFE BIRTHS
SPOTLIGHT ON KENYA
3,000 MOTHERS
WITH PRE-NATAL CARE
BEST MATERNITY WING
IN NAROK COUNTY
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 17
ALTERNATIVE INCOME
 LIVELIHOOD
Entrepreneurship doesn’t just give parents the means to provide for their family—it empowers
a generation to discover new skills. Free The Children works to help parents, especially
mothers, create new economic opportunities through leadership sessions, financial literacy
workshops and vocational training.
18INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
IN 2014, OVER 160 WORKSHOPS WERE ORGANIZED FOR GIRLS’ CLUBS IN CHIMBORAZO, ECUADOR.
THESE HAVE HELPED GIRLS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SKILLS.
160+ WORKSHOPS
FOR GIRLS’ CLUBS
LEADERSHIP
SKILLS
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
SKILLS
PUBLIC SPEAKING
SKILLS
SPOTLIGHT ON ECUADOR
THE IMPACT OF
ALTERNATIVE INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD
IN 2014 OUR ALTERNATIVE INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD
PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO A 20 PERCENT INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NOW EARNING A
SUSTAINABLE INCOME.
20%
INCREASE
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 19
AGRICULTURE
 FOOD SECURITY
Nutritious food fuels growing minds and thriving communities. With support from our founding
partner PotashCorp, we help provide school gardens, family farms, nutrition programs, agriculture
training, improved seeds and irrigation projects so that communities can achieve long-term
health and access stable food sources.
20INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
THE IMPACT OF
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
OUR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO A 26 PERCENT INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH REGULAR
ACCESS TO WELL-PREPARED, NUTRITIOUS FOOD.
IN 2014, OLELESHWA FARM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 250 ACRES OF LAND AND 12 GREENHOUSES TO INCREASE
ITS CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STUDENT LUNCH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TO DATE, IT HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,000,000 MEALS.
250 ACRE
EXPANSION
2 MILLION
MEALS
12 NEW
GREEN HOUSES
SPOTLIGHT ON KENYA
26%
INCREASE
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 21
The latest news from Terre Cassée is music to our ears. On evenings
and weekends, you can hear the faint sound of violins, trumpets and
other instruments drifting from inside the white and green school
building. Students are eager to stay at school after classes to practice
or even just jam with their friends.
These developments are part of the school’s new program: the “Institut
National de Musique d’Haiti.” Dedicated to teaching music to young
people in Haiti, it offers students the opportunity to learn new skills
and they are now regularly performing local songs like “Mèsi” or
“Les p’tits oiseaux” in youth orchestras.
The program is the brainchild of Haiti’s president, Michel Martelly.
A musician himself, President Martelly was inspired on a recent
diplomatic trip to South America where he attended a concert held by
students enrolled in a special music program intended to encourage
school attendance.
We couldn’t be more proud of our partnership with Terre Cassée.
The program has been so successful that it is now a permanent part
of their curriculum and there are plans to expand it to other schools.
Music lessons continue to make school fun and empower students with
a new sense of confidence. Note by note, the song of change plays on.
MUSIC EDUCATION UPLIFTS STUDENTS IN HAITI
MUSIC LESSONS CONTINUE TO MAKE SCHOOL FUN AND EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH A NEW SENSE OF CONFIDENCE
22INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
Daisy Barengetuny is surely the hardest working 23-year-old in Kenya.
With eight children, her parents were too poor to send her to high
school. She married as a teenager and worked as a farm laborer to
survive. She seemed on track to live in poverty, like many child brides
in her community.
But when she was 20, Daisy joined a merry-go-round started in her
community with the support of Free The Children. She and other
women learned how to earn, save and invest money. Each member
puts a few Kenyan shillings in a locked box each month, and once a
year, each woman gets a pot of money to invest in something.
When Daisy received her money, she purchased some tea and started
making milky masala chai to sell to farmers working on nearby fields.
With those small profits, she bought a small shop where she made
even more money. Daisy didn’t stop there.
She used the money she made from the shop to buy some goats, which
provided milk that she fed to her baby, Michelle, and sold to members
of her community. Her next big plan is to buy a plot of land to build a
home on. But her ultimate dream?
“I want to give my daughter the education I never had,” says Daisy.
“One day, I will send my daughter to college.”
HERDING CHANGE THROUGH ALTERNATIVE INCOME
“I SAW THAT LIFE IS HARD. BUT IF YOU WORK HARD, YOU CAN END UP SUCCESSFUL.” – DAISY BARENGETUNY, 23
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 23
DOMESTIC
PROGRAMMING
WE OFFER A UNIQUE APPROACH TO LEARNING WHERE RESULTS ARE MEASURED NOT BY GRADES, BUT BY POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT.
WHETHER STUDENTS ARE COLLECTING CANNED FOOD TO TACKLE LOCAL HUNGER OR SELLING BAKED GOODS TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR EDUCATION INITIATIVES OVERSEAS, THEY’RE RALLYING FOR CHANGE WHILE GAINING VALUABLE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES.
THESE EFFORTS ARE CELEBRATED AT AN ANNUAL STADIUM-SIZED EVENT THAT EMPOWERS A GENERATION OF COMPASSIONATE
YOUNG CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME.
24DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
LIVING WE 365
DAYS A YEAR
EMPOWERING A GENERATION
OF ACTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENS
Whether it’s our year-long educational program, series
of events or mobile app, our domestic model is inspiring
change. By awakening the spirit of volunteerism in
young people, anything is possible—injustices can be
stopped, our local and global communities can be
transformed for the better and children everywhere
can feel empowered to pursue their dreams.
OF YOUTH ENGAGED IN OUR
PROGRAMMING BELIEVE IT’S 
COOL TO CARE ABOUT
SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS
OF YOUTH ENGAGED IN
OUR PROGRAMMING FEEL
EMPOWERED TO MAKE
A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE
IN THE WORLD
89%
91%
DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 25
WE DAY
THE MOVEMENT
Combine the energy of a live concert with the inspiration of hearing the remarkable stories of people leading
change and you get We Day, a movement that brings together world-renowned speakers and performers with
tens of thousands of youth to celebrate the power young people have to change the world. Students can’t buy
a ticket to We Day—they earn it through service by participating in one local and one global action.
26DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
IN 2014 THERE WERE 12 WE DAYS WHICH BROUGHT YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR A DAY OF CELEBRATION,
SERVICE LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP BUILDING.
OF THE 179,000 YOUTH WHO ATTENDED WE DAYS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK THIS YEAR, 98 PERCENT
SAID THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
CELEBRATION,
SERVICE LEARNING AND
LEADERSHIP BUILDING
12
STADIUM-SIZED EVENTS
179,000
YOUTH ACROSS NORTH
AMERICA AND THE UK
PARTICIPATE IN
WE DAY
WE DAY IMPACTS
BRINGING YOUNG
PEOPLE TOGETHER
98%
SAID THEY BELIEVE
THEY CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN
THE WORLD
DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 27
Our program challenges apathy. It gets students off their chairs and out of the classroom. Through service-
based learning, it engages students to develop the skills to succeed academically, in the workforce and as
active citizens. Our program is more than curriculum, educational resources and action campaigns—it’s a
movement of students and educators who believe that some of the most powerful lessons come from
making a meaningful difference in the world.
WE ACT
365 DAYS A YEAR
28DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
IN 2014, 2.3 MILLION YOUTH WERE INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMMING, WITH A TOTAL OF 10,000 SCHOOLS ENGAGED
IN SEVEN DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS LED BY FREE THE CHILDREN.
YOUTH INVOLVED IN WE ACT PROGRAMMING HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOUR MILLION HOURS TOWARDS LOCAL AND
GLOBAL CAUSES. SEVENTY-SIX PERCENT REPORT HAVING A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO A SOCIAL CAUSE.
2.3 MILLION
YOUTH INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMMING
10,000
SCHOOLS
WE ACT IMPACTS
7
CAMPAIGNS
4 MILLION
VOLUNTEER HOURS
YOUTH ACROSS NORTH
AMERICA AND THE UK
76%
REPORT HAVING
A LONG-TERM
COMMITMENT
TO A SOCIAL
CAUSE
DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 29
What if everyone took one challenge, big or small, every day to make a positive difference? We365 is about
doing just that, by encouraging young people to accept inspiring challenges that support hundreds of causes.
Whether a child’s passion is the environment or human rights, We365 makes tracking and sharing impacts
on social media easy so that youth can better themselves, their community and the world.
A special thanks to our Canadian partner TELUS.
WE365
THE APP
30DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
NEARLY HALF OF YOUTH SURVEYED REPORT USING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR RAISING AWARENESS
ABOUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS. SEVENTY-NINE PERCENT REPORT HAVING A STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL VALUES.
WE365 IMPACTS
16,835
CHALLENGES
NEARLY 1
/2
OF YOUTH SURVEYED
USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO
RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
151,297
POSTS
65,253
VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED
IN 2014, WE365 USERS TOOK PART IN 16,835 CHALLENGES, MADE 151,297 POSTS TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND
LOGGED 65,253 VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL CAUSES.
79%
HAVE A STRONG
SENSE OF SOCIAL
VALUES
“...” “...”
DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 31
With fierce determination to make the world a better place,
Joelle Hoeflicher rallied her school and community to raise $5,000
for a clean water project in Ecuador through Free The Children’s
Adopt a Village program.
Stopping at nothing to achieve her goal, she and the Youth in Action
group at her school spearheaded a series of fundraisers. The group
organized a dance, hosted a BBQ, sold baking ingredients at an event
they called “Mama’s Pantry,” and raised nearly a third of their goal
by selling poinsettias during the holidays.
This past summer, Joelle took the trip of a lifetime to India with
Me to We, spending three weeks volunteering in a rural community.
“It was an experience that’s so hard to put into words,” she says.
“It made me a better person.”
In April 2015, she’ll be traveling on another Me to We trip, this time
to Ecuador. She’s excited about the possibility of visiting the very
community where her team’s water project is being built.
DRIVING CHANGE, ONE DROPLET AT A TIME
“IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT’S SO HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS. IT MADE ME A BETTER PERSON.” – JOELLE HOEFLICHER
32DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
For the leadership team at Montera Middle School, a week of
daily acts of kindness turned into a month-long campaign to pen
personal letters of compassion and encouragement to every student
in the school.
“I knew it would make a difference in a lot of students’ lives,” says
Sophia McDonald, a student on the leadership team. “I wanted to
make them feel special.”
There were 900 letters to write, but the group was determined to
ensure that every student got one.
“It took a lot more time than I thought it was going to,” laughs
educator Kelly Quayle. “There was one day when I had collected 300
letters and then I realized we had 600 more to write! But they buckled
down and they really pulled it off.”
For Quayle, the best part about the initiative was seeing how the
school’s culture became kinder and more collaborative.
“Students appreciated the letters and felt that they were understood,”
she says. “Caring about a cause really ignited in them a desire to
change the world.”
SPREADING KINDNESS, LETTER BY LETTER
“CARING ABOUT A CAUSE REALLY IGNITED IN THEM A DESIRE TO CHANGE THE WORLD.” – KELLY QUAYLE, EDUCATOR
DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 33
OUR TEAM
CHANGING THE WORLD ISN’T EASY. BUT WITH HUMILITY, PASSION AND COMMITMENT, OUR TEAM MAKES IT LOOK LIKE IT IS. FROM OUR
TIRELESS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO OUR INCREDIBLE DONORS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CELEBRITY AMBASSADORS, OUR TEAM
LIVES BY A SHARED SET OF VALUES THAT KEEP US MOVING FORWARD. FUELED BY SHAMELESS IDEALISM, OUR TEAM SETS OUT TO
EMPOWER YOUTH TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH “WE” THINKING AND “WE” ACTING.
34OUR TEAM
STAFF AND
VOLUNTEERS
CORE VALUES WE LIVE BY
Free The Children is staffed by a group of young
professionals who share the belief that you can never
be too young to make a meaningful difference in the
lives of others. Displaying gratitude and appreciation
in all endeavors, we get the job done…period. Day
after day, we work with youth from every corner of
the world to empower the next generation of global
citizens to turn inspiration into action.
WE ARE FAMILY. AND
TOGETHER, WE LOOK OUT
FOR OTHER FAMILIES ALL
AROUND THE WORLD.
OUR ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE IS FOUNDED
ON INNOVATION AND
TEAMWORK.
WE HAVE MORE THAN 300
EMPLOYEES AND NEARLY
8,000 VOLUNTEERS!SARAH
OUR TEAM 35
CELEBRITY
AMBASSADORS
We are deeply grateful to our celebrity ambassadors who
bring the message of Free The Children and We Day to life
through their thought-provoking words and skilled performances.
Not only have they lent their time and talent, they have also
proven by example that changing the world is just about the
coolest thing anybody could ever do.
DEMI LOVATO MIA FARROW
KOFI ANNAN
QUEEN NOOR
OF JORDAN
PROFESSOR
MUHAMMAD YUNUS
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
ORLANDO BLOOMKARDINAL OFFISHALLTHE TENORS
36OUR TEAM
ELLIE
GOULDING
MARTIN
LUTHER KING III
JRDN JESSE GIDDINGS
NELLY FURTADO
HOLLY BRANSON KARL WOLF
PETE
CARROLL
HANNAH SIMONE MAGIC JOHNSON
NINA DOBREV JOE JONAS
ED ROBERTSON
DEVON BOSTICK
SIR RICHARD BRANSON
NEVEREST
HEDLEY
KWEKU
MANDELA
OUR TEAM 37
When Grace Pere Nashipae took the podium, she was met with roaring
applause. Twelve hundred close friends and family were gathered on
the school’s soccer field to celebrate the remarkable achievements
of the 12th
grade class at the first-ever Kisaruni All Girls Secondary
School graduation.
As valedictorian, Grace spoke about the past four years as a
transformative journey. She had come to Kisaruni as a shy girl
and was leaving as a confident young woman, ranked among
the top public speakers in the country.
“I am convinced that my fellow learners and I are ready to lead today,”
Grace told the crowd. “This school has built us to lead. Thank you for
joining us in celebrating this important milestone in our lives.”
At the end of the ceremony, Carol Moraa, the school principal,
addressed her students one last time. She let loose a flock of white
doves and told the graduates, “We have given you wings to fly. Go out
there and fly.”
Now we just have to wait and see where their wings will take them.
LOOKING BACK ON 2014
CELEBRATING OUR INCREDIBLE KISARUNI GRADUATES
38OUR TEAM
Free The Children is deeply humbled by the Peter Gilgan Foundation
and their support of our holistic and sustainable Adopt a Village
development model. Their commitment to our international
programming has allowed us to achieve tremendous heights.
As we look to expand our international programming and strengthen
our partnership with the Maasai people, the Peter Gilgan Foundation
is enabling us to work on both sides of the border, crossing into
Tanzania’s Arusha region.
Over the coming years, we aim to transform the lives of thousands
of community members in rural Tanzania and build a community
leadership center that will support our development projects.
Without the support of the Peter Gilgan Foundation, a trusted friend
and founding partner, none of this would be possible. We are profoundly
grateful to them for their visionary commitment, which is allowing us
to expand our programming into this new region.
A LOOK FORWARD AT 2015
THANKING THE PETER GILGAN FOUNDATION
OUR TEAM 39
2014 BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
CANADIAN BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Michelle Douglas
Board Chair; Department of
Justice Canada
Kannan Arasaratnam
Senior Manager, Deloitte
Chris Besse
Senior VP and Managing
Director, School Division,
Nelson Education
Andrew Black
CEO, Brand Project LP
Susanne Boyce
Former President, Creative
Content and Specialty
Channels, CTV Inc.
Gerry Connelly
Director of Education (retired),
Toronto District School Board
Mary-Eileen Donovan
Superintendent of Education
(retired), Toronto Catholic
District School Board
Charlotte Empey
Principal, FYI Media
Richard Beaven
Worldwide CEO (retired),
Initiative Media
David Cohen
President, David Cohen
Consulting
Josh Cohen
Hedge Fund Manager
Craig Heimark
CEO, Cohesive FT
Libby Heimark
Director, The Chapin Foundation
Heidi Hopper
Philanthropist
Aleen Keshishian
Partner and Manager, Talent,
Brillstein Entertainment Partners
Mary Lewis
Assistant to Dr. Jane Goodall
DBE and VP of Outreach, Jane
Goodall Institute
Ernan Roman
CEO and President, Ernan
Roman Direct Marketing
Hal Schwartz
Fine Arts Photographer and
Graphic Designer
Dick Simon
CEO, RSI Inc.
Gisela Voss
Founder, B Toys
Dr. John Gaither
Secondary School Principal
(retired)
Adrian Horwood
Vice President (retired),
Corporate Partnerships,
SickKids Foundation
Eric Morrison
Former CEO, The Canadian
Press; Founder, epicshare;
Executive Producer,
The Disrupters
Linda Rosier
Partner, Concept 3 Advertising
Richard Rousseau
Senior VP, Raymond James
Neil Taylor
President and Chairman,
Investors Group Securities Inc.,
Investors Group
US BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eva Haller
Board Chair; Philanthropist
Jim Baller
EVP, Global Partner, Operations,
Universal McCann
Dr. Jonathan White
Director, Bentley Service-Learning
Center; Professor of Sociology,
Bentley University
Shelley White
Professor of Sociology and
Public Health, Simmons College
UK BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lord Rumi Verjee
Board Chair; Founder,
The Rumi Foundation;
Lord Rumi of Portobello
Holly Branson
Trustee and Founder, The Big
Change Charitable Trust; Chair,
Virgin Unite
Craig Burkinshaw
Founder, Audley Travel
Marianne Fallon
Partner, Head of Corporate
Affairs, KPMG
Hamish Jenkinson
Director, Old Vic Tunnels; Trustee,
Kevin Spacey Foundation
Pauline Latham
Member of Parliament for
Mid-Derbyshire
Graham Moysey
Head, AOL International
Neil Roskilly
CEO, Independent Schools
Association
INTERNATIONAL BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Michelle Douglas
Board Chair; Department of
Justice Canada
Eva Haller,
Board Chair; Philanthropist
Dr. John Gaither
Secondary School Principal
(retired)
Craig Heimark
CEO, Cohesive FT
Heidi Hopper
Philanthropist
Neil Taylor
President and Chairman,
Investors Group Securities Inc.,
Investors Group
Dr. Jonathan White
Director, Bentley Service-Learning
Center; Professor of Sociology,
Bentley University
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Kannan Arasaratnam
Senior Manager, Deloitte
Chris Besse
Senior VP and Managing
Director, School Division,
Nelson Education
Dick Simon
CEO, RSI Inc.
40OUR TEAM
FREE THE CHILDREN PATRON
His Excellency the Right
Honourable David Johnston
Governor General of Canada
GLOBAL CO-CHAIRS
David Aisenstat
President and CEO,
Keg Steakhouse and Bar and
Chairman of the Keg Spirit
Foundation
Jeffrey Latimer
Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment
Dave I. McKay
President, Royal Bank
of Canada
Hartley Richardson
President and CEO, James
Richardson and Sons
Sheryl Sandberg
COO, Facebook
NATIONAL CO-CHAIRS –
CANADA
The Honourable David C. Onley
Former Lieutenant Governor of
Ontario
Jennifer Tory
Group Head, Personal and
Commercial Banking, Royal
Bank of Canada
Bob Silver
President, Western Glove
Works Ltd.
WE DAY ALBERTA
Neil Gaydon
President and CEO, SMART
Technologies
Rob Geremia
President, Boardwalk Rental
Communities
Gregg Saretsky
President and CEO, WestJet
WE DAY ATLANTIC CANADA
Roger Howard
Regional President, Atlantic
Canada, Royal Bank of Canada
Ken Power
Director, Atlantic Canada,
TELUS
Doug Reid, FCA
Managing Partner, Atlantic
Canada, KPMG LLP Canada
WE DAY MONTREAL
Catherine Turner
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
NATIONAL WE DAY
Yves Desjardins-Sicilano
President and CEO, Via Rail
Patrick Mullins
Vice President, Portfolio
Manager, Dundee Goodman
Private Wealth
Bill Thomas
CEO and Senior Partner, KPMG
LLP Canada
NATIONAL CO-CHAIRS – U.S.
Steve Robinson
CEO, Reimagine
Janet Crown
Founder, Burn 60
WE DAY TORONTO
Kim Mason
Regional President, Greater
Toronto Region, Royal Bank of
Canada
WE DAY VANCOUVER
Lorne Segal
President, Kingswood
Properties Ltd
WE DAY MANITOBA
Mark Chipman
President, True North Sports 
Entertainment Ltd.
Hartley Richardson
President and CEO, James
Richardson and Sons
Jeff York
President and CEO,
Farm Boy Inc.
WE DAY MINNESOTA
Dean Phillips
Philanthropist, Edward J. Phillips
Family Foundation
Hutton Phillips
Philanthropist, Edward J. Phillips
Family Foundation
WE DAY CALIFORNIA
Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor of
California
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Filmmaker and Philanthropist
WE DAY SEATTLE
Connie Ballmer
Pete Carroll
Head Coach, Seattle Seahawks
Ray Conner
CEO, Boeing Commercial
Airplanes
Jolene McCaw
WE DAY ILLINOIS
Tom Wilson
Chairman and CEO,
The Allstate Corporation and
Allstate Insurance Company
Common
Award-winning hip-hop artist,
actor Founder, Common Ground
Foundation
WE DAY UK
Holly Branson
Trustee and Founder, The Big
Change Charitable Trust; Chair,
Virgin Unite
Lord Rumi Verjee
Founder, The Rumi Foundation;
Lord Rumi of Portobello
WE DAY CO-CHAIRS
OUR TEAM 41
OUTSTANDING PARTNERS
AND SUPPORTERS
60 million girls Foundation
A Better Seattle
The Abboud Family
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern
Development Canada
Accenture
Achievers
Adobe Foundation
Adventure Learning Experiences
Aeroplan
Aimia Canada
Robert Alain
Alberta Education
Algonquin College
The Allstate Foundation
Allstate Insurance Company
Al Saunders Contracting
and Consulting Inc.
Vito Amati
Mark Ameerali
Animal Jam
Aziz Ansari
AOL Canada
Apex Foundation
Apotex
The Appleton-Benko Family
Tali’ah Aquilini and Family
Aquilini Investment Group
Ariad Communications
Mary-Anne Arnoldo
Artbound
The Bigue-Tuli Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
The BJH Family Foundation
BlackBerry
Stuart Blumberg
Boardwalk Rental Communities
Bogani Family Coalition
Anita and Henry Boger
Borders, Perrin  Norrander
Bosa Properties and the BlueSky
Properties Foundation
The Boot Family
Boston Pizza Winnipeg
The Bozdog Family
The Branson Family
Bremer Bank
Brooke N. Wade Charitable
Foundation
Paul Brum
The Budheo Family Foundation
Building Walls of Wisdom
Craig Burkinshaw and
Joanna Le Bon
The Bush Foundation
CAA Manitoba
CAA Ottawa
CAA Saskatchewan
CAA South Central Ontario
The Caldwell Family Foundation
Caldwell Securities Ltd.
The Calgary Flames Hockey Club
ASDAN
Aspen Properties
The Asper Foundation
Association of Corporate Travel
Executives (ACTE)
ATB Financial
ATCO Structures and Logistics
Atlantica Hotel Halifax
Julia Austin
Baby Girl Project Inc.
Akhtar and Alka Badshah
Ballmer Family Giving
The Banks Family
Baraka Incubator Fund
Barbara Ann Cowie
The Barbara Family
Barclays
Michael Barnello
The Barnes Family
The Barrett Family Foundation
The Barton Family Foundation
Battat Co.
BCAA
BC Hydro
The Beck Family
The Beecham Family
Benevity Community Impact
Fund - American Endowment
Foundation
The Beverly Foundation
Big Change Charitable Trust
The Calgary Foundation
Canad Inns
Canadian Chamber of
Commerce Shanghai
Canadian Museum for
Human Rights
Canucks Sports  Entertainment
Capilano University
Capital One
Carlson Companies
The Carlson Family Foundation
Danilo and Fabio Carlucci
The Carnegie Family
Pete and Glena Carroll
Castlepoint Investments
Catholic Curriculum Corporation
The Chad Family
Craig David Chambers
Change Heroes
Change the View Project
Chegg
Charitable Gift Funds Canada
Foundation
Juliana and John Chen
and family
Chicago Bears
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
The Chris Krywulak Family
Foundation
Greg Christie
The Church Family
CIBC Children’s Foundation
Cineplex Entertainment
Cintas
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Clean Water Works Inc.
Clearwater Seafoods
Club Penguin
The Clunie Family
Coast Plaza Hotel 
Conference Centre
Coastal.com
College Track
Comfort Suites
COMO Hotels and Resorts
Richard Conlin
Ron Conway
The Conway Family
Peter Cordy
Coril Holdings Ltd.
Crown Family Philanthropies
Crown Plaza St. Paul Riverfront
Current
D. Keith Macdonald Foundation
Dairy Farmers of Manitoba
Lynn D’Albertanson
Daniel et Daniel
David Aplin Group
David Baum and Associates
Hunter Davis
The DeBode-Gottesman Family
Degrassi/Epitome Pictures
Deliberate LIFE
Eduardo della Maggiora
Delta Airlines
Delta Barrington and Halifax
Delta Bessborough
Delta Bow Valley
The Deubler Family
42OUR TEAM
DHL Express Canada
Dr. Walinder Dhol and Family
Dior
Disney’s Friends for Change
The Djavad Mowafaghian
Foundation
The Dobbins Family
DocuSign
The Doke Family
Donnelly Automotive Group
Mary Eileen Donovan
The Duffy Family Reunion
ECHOage
Ecojot
Judy and Gary Edwards
EF Educational Tours
Albert El Tassi
Elizabeth Watson Foundation
Erica Shuttleworth Fund
The Evelyn  Walter Haas,
Jr. Fund
The Everson Family
Expedia
Facebook Canada
Fairmont Palliser
Fairmont San Francisco
Farm Boy Inc.
FASNA
The Felesky Family
The Feltch Family
Anne Ferguson
The Ferriman Family
Firezza Pizza
Jonathon and Christine Fischer
The Flatley Family Foundation
Focus Grafoid
Jason Green
Walter and Lola Green
Grill Forty One
Grocerygateway.com
Grouse Mountain Resort Ltd.
Polly Grow
Chris Hadfield
Lina Haglund
Halifax Regional Municipality
The HAND Foundation
Harrison Steans
Alastair Hart
Haywood Securities Inc.
Craig and Libby Heimark
and Family
The Henry Family
The Henuset Family
The Hershlag Family Fund
HMI
Holiday Inn Kitchener-Waterloo
Holiday Inn St. Paul Downtown
Holt Renfrew
The Hooks Family
Hope From the Heartland
The Hopper-Dean Family
Adrian Horwood
Hotel Indigo
The Housenbold Family
HUB International Insurance
Brokers
Hudson Youth Leadership
Academy
Humber Valley United Church
Amer Hussain
Imagine Educating Everyone
Fondation René Malo
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Fossil Foundation
Four Points by Sheraton
Cambridge Kitchener
Fillippo and Dolores Franco
Marc-Maurice Frankson
Freshii
Friends of Iqbal
The Frink Family
Frontline Asphalt
General Mills Foundation
The Geremia-Kowaliuk Family
Gerry and Barb Price Family
Foundation
Sanjay Ghemawat
The Gordon Family
Government of Alberta, Alberta
Education
Government of British Columbia,
Ministry of Education
Government of Canada,
Canadian Heritage
Government of Manitoba,
Ministry of Education
Government of Newfoundland
and Labrador, Education and
Early Childhood Development
Government of Nova Scotia,
Education and Early Childhood
Development
Government of Ontario, Ministry
of Education
The Gray Family
Great Escape Foundation
Greater Kansas City Community
Foundation
The Great-West Life Assurance
Company
Independent School Association
Indigo Love of Reading
Foundation
In Memory of James Skehan
In Memory of John Howard
Swartz
Initiative Media
Intel
Investors Group
iQmetrix
IWK Health Centre
The J.W. McConnell Family
Foundation
The James Hotel
James Richardson  Sons Ltd.
JeffreyM Consulting
The John and Nancy Sabol
Foundation
The John D. Brule Family
Johnson Waste Management
The Jolene McCaw Family
Foundation
Jonathon D. Fischer Foundation
Jones DesLauriers Insurance
Management
The Joseph Segal Family
Foundation
Journey of the Yogini
Jugo Juice
Courtney Kagan
Lily Kanter and Marc Sarosi
Kardinal Offishall
Renee Keenan
The Keg Spirit Foundation
The Keg Steakhouse  Bar
Keith MacDonald
Kellogg-Schulich ‘09
Lisa Kelly
The Kennedy Family
Kerry and Mandy Shapansky
Foundation
The Keywell Family
The Khosrowshahi Family
Kingswood Properties Ltd.
William and Leanne Kinkelaar
Kirlin Charitable Foundation
The Klamar Family
Klick Health
Kobo
KPMG LLP
The Krysko Family
The Krywulak Family Foundation
KTVU-TV
The Kurylowicz Family
The Kurz Family Foundation
L’Actualité
Lafarge
The Landry Family Foundation
The Latimer Family
Christine LeLacheur
Glory Leung
Heidi Levine
Holly Levine
The Levy Family
Liberty Carton Company
The Lisa Wade Family
The Little Family
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
London Drugs
Longo’s
OUR TEAM 43
Longo’s Family Charity
Foundation
Ricky Lopez
The Lord Elgin Hotel
The Losani Family
Love Quotes and Phyllis Wiener
The Lusk Family
Mad4Maddie
Magic Johnson Foundation
The Mah Family
The Mallett Family
Manitoba Public Insurance
MapleLeafSportsEntertainment
Marathon Drilling
Marco Group of Companies
Paul and Yaffa Maritz
Glenn and Nathalie Marr
Margaret and David Foundation
Martin Aboriginal Education
Initiative
Marty Stanley
Mattamy Homes
Maxim Truck  Trailer
Janine and Troy Maxwell
The McCaig Family
The McCarthy Family
The McCormick Foundation
McInnes Cooper
McIntosh Perry
The McKay Family
Joanne McLaws
The McPhedran Family
Me to We Social Enterprises
Me to We Style
Mediabrands
Nelly Furtado
Nelson Education Ltd.
NetApp
Nick and Leslie Hanauer
Foundation
The Norcliffe Foundation
Nordstrom
The Norvig Family
Karolina Nowak
The N.R. Harris Family
Foundation
The Oakland Athletics
Oakland Marriott City Center
The Oakland Raiders
The O’Brien Family
THE One
One Water
Ontario Secondary School
Teachers’ Foundation
Orion Trading Company
Ottawa Senators
Otto Bremer Foundation
Our Generation
Outnumber Hunger
The Overly Family
PacSun
Pamela Puri
Participant Media
Partners In Health
The Patel Family
David Paul
The Paul G. Allen Family
Foundation
William Pearson
Eva Lorena Perez
The Peter Gilgan Foundation
The Meehan Family
The Meldrum Family
The Mele Family
Mentor Educational Inc.
The Merrifield Family
Merrill Corporation
Metromedia Marketing
Michael Girgis
Michael “Pinball” Clemons
Foundation
Michael and Karen Stone
Family Foundation
James Michels
Microsoft
The Miller Family
John and Kathleen Miller
Minnetonka Moccasin
Miss Teenage Canada
Mission Measurement
Modulo
Moksha Yoga
Don and Debbie Morrison
Mount Royal University
MTS Sports and Entertainment
Multi Media Stewardship Manitoba
Music for Change
The Myhrvold Family
Namaste Foundation
Reni and Shantanu Narayen
and Family
Halleemah Nash
Nathan M. Ohrbach Foundation
National Bank
National Speakers Bureau
NCM Media Networks
Phase 4 Films
Phileona Foundation
The Phillips Family Foundation
The Picao Family
Pizzaville
Pledge to Humanity
The Polansky-Flomen Family
Karen Poon
PotashCorp
Michael Potter and Family
The Prentice Family
Price Family Foundation
The Priebe Family Foundation
The Priestner Family
Project A.W.O.L.
The Prosser Family
Qualico
Queens Silver Jubilee Trust
Kennedy Elizabeth Quigg
Dee Raffo
Raikes Foundation
Rainbow
Scott Ramsey
Raymond James Foundation
RBC Foundation
RBC Insurance
RBC Royal Bank
Resource Integrated Ltd.
Rick  Penny Skehan
The Riddell-Rose Family
Edna Rintou
The Rittweger Family
Ed Robertson and Family
Robins, Kaplan, Miller
and Ciresi
Steve Robinson  Janet Crown
Mario Romano
Caroline Rossi
The Rothney Family
The Royal Ottawa Golf Club
The Rubino Family
Ryerson University
Sabey Corporation
The Saint Paul Foundation
The Saint Paul Hotel
Jasdeep and Shaleen Saluja
Samuel, Son  Co., Ltd.
Sheryl Sandberg, Dave Goldberg
and family
The Sandell Family
The San Francisco Giants
The San Jose Sharks Foundation
The Schwartz Family
Lorne Segal and Family
The Seiler Family
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Jos Schmitt and Tanya Hagen
Scott Van’t Foort Memorial
The Screpnechuk Family
The Scudamore Family
The Seattle Foundation
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Storm
The Second Cup Ltd.
The Shapiro Family
Shayam Kaushal Charitable
Foundation
Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon
Sheraton Centre Montreal
Sheraton Centre Toronto
44OUR TEAM
Sheraton Seattle
Sheraton Vancouver Wall
Centre
Joel Sherlock
SHOP.CA
Sigma Systems
Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
Silver Jeans Co.
The Sirchio Family
Avery Skog
The Skoll Family
Skoll Foundation
The Slaight Family Foundation
SLO Foundation
SMART Technologies ULC
Sean Smith
Smuckers Canada
Sobeys
The Solo Family
Sporting Life
Sprott Foundation
St. Francis Xavier University
St. John’s-Kilmarnock School
St. John’s United Church of
Georgetown and Glen Williams
Staples
Billie Stapleton
The Stein Marsh Family
Sterling-Hoffman
Stewardship Ontario
Kevin and Margie Stineman
Garry Stratychuk
Still Media Photography
The Stillman Family Foundation
True North Sports  Entertainment
Unilever
United Learning
Universal McCann
Universal Music Canada
University of British Columbia/
Simon Fraser University Sikh
Student Association
University of Waterloo
University of Winnipeg
Unstoppable Foundation
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Valley Utilities Ltd.
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Foundation
Betty Ann Vandermay
Veritaaq
Mark Verwey
VIA Rail
Vipond Family Trust
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Virgin Unite
The Viviani Family
The Voss-Kernan Family
Vretta Inc.
V. Tony Hauser Photography
Walgreens
Jill Walsh and Family
The Walt Disney Company
The Wenman Family
Western Glove
Westin
WestJet
Wheeler Foundation
Whistler Water Co.
Sudbury Minga for Maasai
Sugar Mill
Sullivan Entertainment
SVQF
The Swidler Family
T. Rowe Price Foundation
Taggart Parkes Foundation
Tannis 21 Foundation
Team London
Teck Resources Ltd.
Teekay Corporation
Tellabs Foundation
TELUS
Terence and Svea McKillen
Foundation
Tether
The Tetreault Family
Think Human First
Times Educational Supplement
Titan Century International
TMX
Tom, Allyson, Jordyn and
Kaylee Hickey
Torcan Lift Equipment
Toronto Star
The Tory Family
Elizabeth Tory
Torys LLP
Trafalgar
Transcontinental PLM
Transcontinental Western
Media Group Inc.
Treaty Relations Commission
of Manitoba
Louis Trepel and W.T. Grogan
Tridel
The Whistler Water One Climb
The Wiley Family
Win Forever
The Winnipeg Foundation
Winnipeg Jets True North
Foundation
WomenOne
World Medical Relief
World of Children
The Wynen Family
Xerox Canada
The York Family
The Young Family Foundation
Young Presidents’ Organization
MEDIA PARTNERS
99.9 BOB FM
101.3 the BOUNCE
101.5 KooL FM
103.1 Virgin Radio
103.5 QM/FM
104.5 CHUM FM
105.3 KOOL FM
106 KMEL
106.1 KISS FM
95.7 KJR
99.9 Virgin Radio
ABC7
The Beat 94.5 FM
Bell Media
C100 FM
C95 FM
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Chicago Tribune
The Chronicle Herald
CTV
The Globe and Mail
iHeart Media
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KDWB 101.3
KFUN 99.5 FM
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KJR 950 AM
KTVU FOX 2
KUBE 93 FM
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Metro News
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MTV
Newstalk 1010
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Q13 FOX
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The Seattle Times
The StarPhoenix
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OUR TEAM 45
WE ACT OFFICIAL SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATIVE PARTNERS
ALBERTA
Alberta School Board Association
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Calgary Board of Education
Calgary Catholic School District
Chinook’s Edge School Division
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Schools
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Division
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Foundation
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Division
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Division
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Division
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School Division
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School Division
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District
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Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
School District
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District
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District
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District
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Jefferson Awards Foundation
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School District
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Division
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  • 2. A NOTE FROM OUR LEADERS Dear Friends and Supporters, It’s hard to believe that this year marks our 20th anniversary. When we started Free The Children in 1995, we were just a small group of twelve 12-year-olds, eager to change the world. And while at first we weren’t quite sure how, we had the passion to know it was possible and the commitment to make it happen. It is this shameless idealism that has allowed us to build schools in Haiti, set up health clinics in Kenya and reach out to thousands of youth, educators and supporters who inspire us every day. Together, we’re leading a global movement that proves it’s cool to care. Our journey up until now has been an incredible one and we’re thrilled to share the achievements of the past year with you. In 2014, Free The Children’s Year of Education initiative exceeded its goal of fundraising to build 200 schools in developing communities! Riding high on this incredible feat, this past fall we launched the Year of Empowerment to equip 25,000 families with the skills and resources they need to take charge of their future. Through our educational program, youth in North America and the UK have been leading through service and action, making positive changes for themselves, their communities and the world. Entering into 2015, our movement for change roars even louder as We Day debuts in Illinois, expanding our reach to thousands more youth. From the entire Free The Children family, thank you for being a part of this exciting movement. We are sincerely grateful for your support. Be the change, Craig Kielburger Marc Kielburger Scott Baker A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER Our Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Financial Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . 6 Shifting the World from Me to We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING Living We 365 Days a Year . . . . . . 25 We Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 We Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 We365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 24INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING Adopt a Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Clean Water and Sanitation . . . . . . . 14 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Alternative Income and Livelihood . . 18 Agriculture and Food Security . . . . . 20 Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 10TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • 3. A NOTE FROM OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dear Friends and Supporters, We can’t think of anything more rewarding than children helping each other to live free and healthy lives. This message is at the heart of Free The Children and a movement that we’ve been honored to witness over the past two decades. From Craig and Marc’s living room to 13 offices around the world, Free The Children has grown into a community of millions of like-minded people that empower the Me to We generation—a movement of informed and compassionate global citizens motivated to shift the world from a focus on the individual to the power of the collective. We are grateful to the passionate youth, educators and trusted partners who have stood by us over the years. Your continuous support has allowed us to evolve We Day from a modest event in one Canadian city to a series of 12 stadium-sized celebrations spanning Vancouver to Atlantic Canada, Seattle to California, and even across the pond to the UK. With your help, our year-long educational programming encourages young people to discover their unique gifts and take action on issues they’re passionate about. This commitment to service among youth has led to tens of millions of dollars raised for local and global causes. Our holistic, sustainable Adopt a Village development model is breaking the cycle of poverty by providing education to children, clean water and health care to communities, alternative income programs for families and food security throughout the year. All of our achievements were made possible because of your generosity. On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your dedication and enthusiasm as we continue to grow our organization and venture into a new year of exciting opportunities. Eva Haller Michelle Douglas OUR TEAM Staff and Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Celebrity Ambassadors . . . . . . . . . 36 Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 We Day Co-Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Outstanding Partners and Supporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 34 More on p.25 OF YOUTH ENGAGED IN OUR PROGRAMMING BELIEVE IT’S COOL TO CARE ABOUT SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS 91% DID YOU KNOW?
  • 4. A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER OUR INNOVATIVE MODEL IS DESIGNED FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE, EMPOWERING YOUNG LEADERS EVERYWHERE TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL AS ACTIVE, COMPASSIONATE AND INVOLVED CITIZENS. THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE SET OUT TO SHIFT THE WORLD FROM ME TO WE—FROM A WORLD FOCUSED ON THE INDIVIDUAL TO ONE THAT’S FUELED BY THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. 4A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER
  • 5. OUR MODEL WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT When you give with Free The Children, you’re joining a movement to shift the world from “me” thinking to “we” acting. Our holistic and sustainable model is built on the belief that every community has the potential to lift itself out of poverty— children just need the chance to discover their gift to learn and lead. Our focus on empowerment sets us apart and also enables us to create unique impacts by providing cutting-edge service-learning programming to help youth build their skills and discover their passions. STEP 2 EDUCATE EMPOWER YOUTH STEP 3 TRANSFORM YOUTH COMMUNITIES STEP 1 REMOVE BARRIERS TO YOUTH SUCCESS A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER 5
  • 6. SOURCES OF INCOMEEnding December 31, 2014 * FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Free The Children’s vision for sustainable change empowers young leaders at home and transforms communities overseas. It is reflected in all aspects of our work—and our fundraising model is no exception. By honoring every donation, from creative coin drives led by students to corporate partnerships, we have an industry-leading policy of financial responsibility that ensures all contributions are spent effectively to create meaningful change. 37%CORPORATE 3% GOVERNMENT 27%YOUTH 11% ADULT 21%FOUNDATION TOTAL INCOME $49,554,736 Imagine Canada works in partnership with other charitable organizations, companies, governments and individuals through programs that help strengthen charities and their operations. Its list of Sector Champions include some of the country’s most prominent charities and non-profits committed to advancing Imagine Canada’s goals of enhancing the sector’s impact and building a more robust Canada.6A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER
  • 7. BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITUREEnding December 31, 2014 * A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH ME TO WE Our unique partnership with Me to We Social Enterprise makes our fundraising model unlike that of any other charity. As an innovative social enterprise and Free The Children’s partner in changing the world, Me to We offers better choices for a better world, from international volunteer trips to socially conscious and environmentally friendly products. Even better, half of Me to We’s net profit is donated to Free The Children while the other half is reinvested to grow the business and its social mission. This partnership allows Free The Children to scale its operational capacity while keeping one of the lowest administrative rates of any charity. 42% INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS GLOBAL EDUCATION 49% DOMESTIC PROJECTS 9% GENERAL ADMIN TOTAL EXPENDITURE $48,166,521 TWO MILLION DOLLARS DONATED TO FREE THE CHILDREN DURING THE 2014 FISCAL YEAR. 8.5 MILLION DOLLARS DONATED TO FREE THE CHILDREN SINCE 2009. *All figures are consolidated for Free The Children Canada and USA. Free The Children is audited annually by Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP in Canada and Roy A. Pasieka, Certified Public Accountant in the USA. **Funding income includes cash and in-kind donations. *Me to We has a formal donation agreement with Free The Children. Drafted by Torys LLP, the agreement ensures that all cash and in-kind donations are being met. Cash donations and net income are independently evaluated by auditors Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP on an annual basis. A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER 7
  • 8. HAITI ECUADOR NICARAGUA 15 COMMUNITIES engaged in Nicaragua, Ecuador and Haiti 7 ACTIVE WE ACT CAMPAIGNS in North America WE DAY in 11 major North American cities 8,500 SCHOOLS engaged in Canada and the U.S. SHIFTING THE WORLD FROM ME TO WE OUR IMPACT HAS LOCAL AND GLOBAL REACH We’ve all heard the age-old African proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child.” At the same time, it takes children to build community—a belief reflected in our work. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, we aim to establish a comprehensive, child-focused development approach that gives community members the education, skills and opportunities to lift themselves out of poverty. In North America and the UK, we engage youth through service learning and active citizenship so that they can be free to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. Both our models are built on the understanding that the world we share unites us. Our domestic and international programming work together to provide young people with the tools and knowledge they need to lead meaningful action. MAP LEGEND ADOPT A VILLAGE COMMUNITIES WE ACT REGIONS 8A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER
  • 9. INDIA KENYA RURAL CHINA GHANA SIERRA LEONE WE DAY in the UK 26 COMMUNITIES engaged in India and rural China 25 COMMUNITIES engaged in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Kenya 1,500 SCHOOLS engaged in the UK THE 2.3 MILLION YOUTH INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMMING CURRENTLY PROVIDE 60% OF FUNDING FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK. 60% A CHARITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER 9
  • 10. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING WE BELIEVE THAT THE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ABOUT A HAND OUT, BUT A HAND UP. WORKING ALONGSIDE DEDICATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES, WE OFFER A MODEL THAT ALLOWS COMMUNITIES TO LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY AND THRIVE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 10INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
  • 11. ADOPT A VILLAGE EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE Our Adopt a Village model began with a single pillar: education. We soon realized that poverty requires a holistic solution. Without clean water, health care, alternative income and food security, children would miss school due to illness, having to fetch water or support their families’ farms. The five pillars of Adopt a Village are not only owned and maintained by the community, but are also designed to keep children in school, as education is the road to opportunity. OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN UDAWAD, INDIA, REPORTED BEING MORE FOOD SECURE AFTER JUST ONE YEAR IN OUR PROGRAMMING SCHOOLS IN KENYA INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMS FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS HAVE SEEN ATTENDANCE RATES AMONG GIRLS INCREASE BY 67% 85% INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 11
  • 12. EDUCATION Our education pillar goes beyond school-building. We also provide teacher training, extracurricular programs, books and basic school supplies so that children can focus on their studies without worrying about absent teachers or a lack of learning materials. 12INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
  • 13. THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE RESULTED IN AN 85 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FEMALE GRADUATES WHO ARE NOW ABLE TO ATTEND SECONDARY SCHOOL. SINCE 2010, THE ATTENDANCE RATES AT MANAC PRIMARY SCHOOL IN HAITI HAVE INCREASED BY OVER 400%. SPOTLIGHT ON HAITI ATTENDANCE RATES MANAC PRIMARY SCHOOL INCREASED BY OVER 400% 85% INCREASE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 13
  • 14. CLEAN WATER SANITATION Without water, a community can’t grow. We help communities install hand pumps, boreholes, wells, pipes, washing stations, rain catchment systems and latrines. Clean water gives families the chance to raise healthy children, run sustainable farms and send their girls to school. 14INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
  • 15. THE IMPACT OF CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION OUR CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO A 40 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGED IN SAFE WATER USAGE. IN THE COMMUNITY OF UDAWAD, INDIA, TWO WELLS WERE REHABILITATED IN 2014, PROVIDING CLEAN WATER TO OVER 800 FAMILIES AND ENSURING WATER IS ACCESSIBLE DURING THE DRY SEASON. SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA TWO WELLS WATER 800 FAMILIES 40% INCREASE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 15
  • 16. HEALTH A healthy community is a sustainable community. When children are well, they are less likely to miss school or drop out. And when parents are free of illness, their family businesses are more likely to thrive. By offering health training, clinics, medical supplies and workshops to developing communities, we’re helping families grow to their fullest potential. 16INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
  • 17. THE IMPACT OF HEALTH OUR HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES HAVE HELPED SO MANY FAMILIES THAT THE BARAKA MATERNITY WARD IN KENYA WAS VOTED THE BEST MATERNITY WING IN ALL OF NAROK COUNTY. THE MATERNITY WING AT BARAKA HEALTH CLINIC HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 3,000 MOTHERS WITH PRE- AND POST-NATAL CARE, INCLUDING ULTRASOUND AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AND HAS HELPED DELIVER 213 HEALTHY BABIES. BARAKA MATERNITY WARD 213 HEALTHY AND SAFE BIRTHS SPOTLIGHT ON KENYA 3,000 MOTHERS WITH PRE-NATAL CARE BEST MATERNITY WING IN NAROK COUNTY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 17
  • 18. ALTERNATIVE INCOME LIVELIHOOD Entrepreneurship doesn’t just give parents the means to provide for their family—it empowers a generation to discover new skills. Free The Children works to help parents, especially mothers, create new economic opportunities through leadership sessions, financial literacy workshops and vocational training. 18INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
  • 19. IN 2014, OVER 160 WORKSHOPS WERE ORGANIZED FOR GIRLS’ CLUBS IN CHIMBORAZO, ECUADOR. THESE HAVE HELPED GIRLS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SKILLS. 160+ WORKSHOPS FOR GIRLS’ CLUBS LEADERSHIP SKILLS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SKILLS PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS SPOTLIGHT ON ECUADOR THE IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD IN 2014 OUR ALTERNATIVE INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO A 20 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NOW EARNING A SUSTAINABLE INCOME. 20% INCREASE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 19
  • 20. AGRICULTURE FOOD SECURITY Nutritious food fuels growing minds and thriving communities. With support from our founding partner PotashCorp, we help provide school gardens, family farms, nutrition programs, agriculture training, improved seeds and irrigation projects so that communities can achieve long-term health and access stable food sources. 20INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
  • 21. THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY OUR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO A 26 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WITH REGULAR ACCESS TO WELL-PREPARED, NUTRITIOUS FOOD. IN 2014, OLELESHWA FARM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 250 ACRES OF LAND AND 12 GREENHOUSES TO INCREASE ITS CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STUDENT LUNCH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TO DATE, IT HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,000,000 MEALS. 250 ACRE EXPANSION 2 MILLION MEALS 12 NEW GREEN HOUSES SPOTLIGHT ON KENYA 26% INCREASE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 21
  • 22. The latest news from Terre Cassée is music to our ears. On evenings and weekends, you can hear the faint sound of violins, trumpets and other instruments drifting from inside the white and green school building. Students are eager to stay at school after classes to practice or even just jam with their friends. These developments are part of the school’s new program: the “Institut National de Musique d’Haiti.” Dedicated to teaching music to young people in Haiti, it offers students the opportunity to learn new skills and they are now regularly performing local songs like “Mèsi” or “Les p’tits oiseaux” in youth orchestras. The program is the brainchild of Haiti’s president, Michel Martelly. A musician himself, President Martelly was inspired on a recent diplomatic trip to South America where he attended a concert held by students enrolled in a special music program intended to encourage school attendance. We couldn’t be more proud of our partnership with Terre Cassée. The program has been so successful that it is now a permanent part of their curriculum and there are plans to expand it to other schools. Music lessons continue to make school fun and empower students with a new sense of confidence. Note by note, the song of change plays on. MUSIC EDUCATION UPLIFTS STUDENTS IN HAITI MUSIC LESSONS CONTINUE TO MAKE SCHOOL FUN AND EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH A NEW SENSE OF CONFIDENCE 22INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING
  • 23. Daisy Barengetuny is surely the hardest working 23-year-old in Kenya. With eight children, her parents were too poor to send her to high school. She married as a teenager and worked as a farm laborer to survive. She seemed on track to live in poverty, like many child brides in her community. But when she was 20, Daisy joined a merry-go-round started in her community with the support of Free The Children. She and other women learned how to earn, save and invest money. Each member puts a few Kenyan shillings in a locked box each month, and once a year, each woman gets a pot of money to invest in something. When Daisy received her money, she purchased some tea and started making milky masala chai to sell to farmers working on nearby fields. With those small profits, she bought a small shop where she made even more money. Daisy didn’t stop there. She used the money she made from the shop to buy some goats, which provided milk that she fed to her baby, Michelle, and sold to members of her community. Her next big plan is to buy a plot of land to build a home on. But her ultimate dream? “I want to give my daughter the education I never had,” says Daisy. “One day, I will send my daughter to college.” HERDING CHANGE THROUGH ALTERNATIVE INCOME “I SAW THAT LIFE IS HARD. BUT IF YOU WORK HARD, YOU CAN END UP SUCCESSFUL.” – DAISY BARENGETUNY, 23 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING 23
  • 24. DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING WE OFFER A UNIQUE APPROACH TO LEARNING WHERE RESULTS ARE MEASURED NOT BY GRADES, BUT BY POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT. WHETHER STUDENTS ARE COLLECTING CANNED FOOD TO TACKLE LOCAL HUNGER OR SELLING BAKED GOODS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR EDUCATION INITIATIVES OVERSEAS, THEY’RE RALLYING FOR CHANGE WHILE GAINING VALUABLE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES. THESE EFFORTS ARE CELEBRATED AT AN ANNUAL STADIUM-SIZED EVENT THAT EMPOWERS A GENERATION OF COMPASSIONATE YOUNG CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME. 24DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
  • 25. LIVING WE 365 DAYS A YEAR EMPOWERING A GENERATION OF ACTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENS Whether it’s our year-long educational program, series of events or mobile app, our domestic model is inspiring change. By awakening the spirit of volunteerism in young people, anything is possible—injustices can be stopped, our local and global communities can be transformed for the better and children everywhere can feel empowered to pursue their dreams. OF YOUTH ENGAGED IN OUR PROGRAMMING BELIEVE IT’S COOL TO CARE ABOUT SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF YOUTH ENGAGED IN OUR PROGRAMMING FEEL EMPOWERED TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD 89% 91% DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 25
  • 26. WE DAY THE MOVEMENT Combine the energy of a live concert with the inspiration of hearing the remarkable stories of people leading change and you get We Day, a movement that brings together world-renowned speakers and performers with tens of thousands of youth to celebrate the power young people have to change the world. Students can’t buy a ticket to We Day—they earn it through service by participating in one local and one global action. 26DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
  • 27. IN 2014 THERE WERE 12 WE DAYS WHICH BROUGHT YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR A DAY OF CELEBRATION, SERVICE LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP BUILDING. OF THE 179,000 YOUTH WHO ATTENDED WE DAYS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK THIS YEAR, 98 PERCENT SAID THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. CELEBRATION, SERVICE LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP BUILDING 12 STADIUM-SIZED EVENTS 179,000 YOUTH ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK PARTICIPATE IN WE DAY WE DAY IMPACTS BRINGING YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER 98% SAID THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 27
  • 28. Our program challenges apathy. It gets students off their chairs and out of the classroom. Through service- based learning, it engages students to develop the skills to succeed academically, in the workforce and as active citizens. Our program is more than curriculum, educational resources and action campaigns—it’s a movement of students and educators who believe that some of the most powerful lessons come from making a meaningful difference in the world. WE ACT 365 DAYS A YEAR 28DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
  • 29. IN 2014, 2.3 MILLION YOUTH WERE INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMMING, WITH A TOTAL OF 10,000 SCHOOLS ENGAGED IN SEVEN DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS LED BY FREE THE CHILDREN. YOUTH INVOLVED IN WE ACT PROGRAMMING HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOUR MILLION HOURS TOWARDS LOCAL AND GLOBAL CAUSES. SEVENTY-SIX PERCENT REPORT HAVING A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO A SOCIAL CAUSE. 2.3 MILLION YOUTH INVOLVED IN OUR PROGRAMMING 10,000 SCHOOLS WE ACT IMPACTS 7 CAMPAIGNS 4 MILLION VOLUNTEER HOURS YOUTH ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND THE UK 76% REPORT HAVING A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO A SOCIAL CAUSE DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 29
  • 30. What if everyone took one challenge, big or small, every day to make a positive difference? We365 is about doing just that, by encouraging young people to accept inspiring challenges that support hundreds of causes. Whether a child’s passion is the environment or human rights, We365 makes tracking and sharing impacts on social media easy so that youth can better themselves, their community and the world. A special thanks to our Canadian partner TELUS. WE365 THE APP 30DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
  • 31. NEARLY HALF OF YOUTH SURVEYED REPORT USING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS. SEVENTY-NINE PERCENT REPORT HAVING A STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL VALUES. WE365 IMPACTS 16,835 CHALLENGES NEARLY 1 /2 OF YOUTH SURVEYED USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS 151,297 POSTS 65,253 VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED IN 2014, WE365 USERS TOOK PART IN 16,835 CHALLENGES, MADE 151,297 POSTS TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND LOGGED 65,253 VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL CAUSES. 79% HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL VALUES “...” “...” DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 31
  • 32. With fierce determination to make the world a better place, Joelle Hoeflicher rallied her school and community to raise $5,000 for a clean water project in Ecuador through Free The Children’s Adopt a Village program. Stopping at nothing to achieve her goal, she and the Youth in Action group at her school spearheaded a series of fundraisers. The group organized a dance, hosted a BBQ, sold baking ingredients at an event they called “Mama’s Pantry,” and raised nearly a third of their goal by selling poinsettias during the holidays. This past summer, Joelle took the trip of a lifetime to India with Me to We, spending three weeks volunteering in a rural community. “It was an experience that’s so hard to put into words,” she says. “It made me a better person.” In April 2015, she’ll be traveling on another Me to We trip, this time to Ecuador. She’s excited about the possibility of visiting the very community where her team’s water project is being built. DRIVING CHANGE, ONE DROPLET AT A TIME “IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT’S SO HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS. IT MADE ME A BETTER PERSON.” – JOELLE HOEFLICHER 32DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING
  • 33. For the leadership team at Montera Middle School, a week of daily acts of kindness turned into a month-long campaign to pen personal letters of compassion and encouragement to every student in the school. “I knew it would make a difference in a lot of students’ lives,” says Sophia McDonald, a student on the leadership team. “I wanted to make them feel special.” There were 900 letters to write, but the group was determined to ensure that every student got one. “It took a lot more time than I thought it was going to,” laughs educator Kelly Quayle. “There was one day when I had collected 300 letters and then I realized we had 600 more to write! But they buckled down and they really pulled it off.” For Quayle, the best part about the initiative was seeing how the school’s culture became kinder and more collaborative. “Students appreciated the letters and felt that they were understood,” she says. “Caring about a cause really ignited in them a desire to change the world.” SPREADING KINDNESS, LETTER BY LETTER “CARING ABOUT A CAUSE REALLY IGNITED IN THEM A DESIRE TO CHANGE THE WORLD.” – KELLY QUAYLE, EDUCATOR DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING 33
  • 34. OUR TEAM CHANGING THE WORLD ISN’T EASY. BUT WITH HUMILITY, PASSION AND COMMITMENT, OUR TEAM MAKES IT LOOK LIKE IT IS. FROM OUR TIRELESS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO OUR INCREDIBLE DONORS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CELEBRITY AMBASSADORS, OUR TEAM LIVES BY A SHARED SET OF VALUES THAT KEEP US MOVING FORWARD. FUELED BY SHAMELESS IDEALISM, OUR TEAM SETS OUT TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH “WE” THINKING AND “WE” ACTING. 34OUR TEAM
  • 35. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CORE VALUES WE LIVE BY Free The Children is staffed by a group of young professionals who share the belief that you can never be too young to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Displaying gratitude and appreciation in all endeavors, we get the job done…period. Day after day, we work with youth from every corner of the world to empower the next generation of global citizens to turn inspiration into action. WE ARE FAMILY. AND TOGETHER, WE LOOK OUT FOR OTHER FAMILIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IS FOUNDED ON INNOVATION AND TEAMWORK. WE HAVE MORE THAN 300 EMPLOYEES AND NEARLY 8,000 VOLUNTEERS!SARAH OUR TEAM 35
  • 36. CELEBRITY AMBASSADORS We are deeply grateful to our celebrity ambassadors who bring the message of Free The Children and We Day to life through their thought-provoking words and skilled performances. Not only have they lent their time and talent, they have also proven by example that changing the world is just about the coolest thing anybody could ever do. DEMI LOVATO MIA FARROW KOFI ANNAN QUEEN NOOR OF JORDAN PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS MALALA YOUSAFZAI ORLANDO BLOOMKARDINAL OFFISHALLTHE TENORS 36OUR TEAM
  • 37. ELLIE GOULDING MARTIN LUTHER KING III JRDN JESSE GIDDINGS NELLY FURTADO HOLLY BRANSON KARL WOLF PETE CARROLL HANNAH SIMONE MAGIC JOHNSON NINA DOBREV JOE JONAS ED ROBERTSON DEVON BOSTICK SIR RICHARD BRANSON NEVEREST HEDLEY KWEKU MANDELA OUR TEAM 37
  • 38. When Grace Pere Nashipae took the podium, she was met with roaring applause. Twelve hundred close friends and family were gathered on the school’s soccer field to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the 12th grade class at the first-ever Kisaruni All Girls Secondary School graduation. As valedictorian, Grace spoke about the past four years as a transformative journey. She had come to Kisaruni as a shy girl and was leaving as a confident young woman, ranked among the top public speakers in the country. “I am convinced that my fellow learners and I are ready to lead today,” Grace told the crowd. “This school has built us to lead. Thank you for joining us in celebrating this important milestone in our lives.” At the end of the ceremony, Carol Moraa, the school principal, addressed her students one last time. She let loose a flock of white doves and told the graduates, “We have given you wings to fly. Go out there and fly.” Now we just have to wait and see where their wings will take them. LOOKING BACK ON 2014 CELEBRATING OUR INCREDIBLE KISARUNI GRADUATES 38OUR TEAM
  • 39. Free The Children is deeply humbled by the Peter Gilgan Foundation and their support of our holistic and sustainable Adopt a Village development model. Their commitment to our international programming has allowed us to achieve tremendous heights. As we look to expand our international programming and strengthen our partnership with the Maasai people, the Peter Gilgan Foundation is enabling us to work on both sides of the border, crossing into Tanzania’s Arusha region. Over the coming years, we aim to transform the lives of thousands of community members in rural Tanzania and build a community leadership center that will support our development projects. Without the support of the Peter Gilgan Foundation, a trusted friend and founding partner, none of this would be possible. We are profoundly grateful to them for their visionary commitment, which is allowing us to expand our programming into this new region. A LOOK FORWARD AT 2015 THANKING THE PETER GILGAN FOUNDATION OUR TEAM 39
  • 40. 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANADIAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michelle Douglas Board Chair; Department of Justice Canada Kannan Arasaratnam Senior Manager, Deloitte Chris Besse Senior VP and Managing Director, School Division, Nelson Education Andrew Black CEO, Brand Project LP Susanne Boyce Former President, Creative Content and Specialty Channels, CTV Inc. Gerry Connelly Director of Education (retired), Toronto District School Board Mary-Eileen Donovan Superintendent of Education (retired), Toronto Catholic District School Board Charlotte Empey Principal, FYI Media Richard Beaven Worldwide CEO (retired), Initiative Media David Cohen President, David Cohen Consulting Josh Cohen Hedge Fund Manager Craig Heimark CEO, Cohesive FT Libby Heimark Director, The Chapin Foundation Heidi Hopper Philanthropist Aleen Keshishian Partner and Manager, Talent, Brillstein Entertainment Partners Mary Lewis Assistant to Dr. Jane Goodall DBE and VP of Outreach, Jane Goodall Institute Ernan Roman CEO and President, Ernan Roman Direct Marketing Hal Schwartz Fine Arts Photographer and Graphic Designer Dick Simon CEO, RSI Inc. Gisela Voss Founder, B Toys Dr. John Gaither Secondary School Principal (retired) Adrian Horwood Vice President (retired), Corporate Partnerships, SickKids Foundation Eric Morrison Former CEO, The Canadian Press; Founder, epicshare; Executive Producer, The Disrupters Linda Rosier Partner, Concept 3 Advertising Richard Rousseau Senior VP, Raymond James Neil Taylor President and Chairman, Investors Group Securities Inc., Investors Group US BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eva Haller Board Chair; Philanthropist Jim Baller EVP, Global Partner, Operations, Universal McCann Dr. Jonathan White Director, Bentley Service-Learning Center; Professor of Sociology, Bentley University Shelley White Professor of Sociology and Public Health, Simmons College UK BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lord Rumi Verjee Board Chair; Founder, The Rumi Foundation; Lord Rumi of Portobello Holly Branson Trustee and Founder, The Big Change Charitable Trust; Chair, Virgin Unite Craig Burkinshaw Founder, Audley Travel Marianne Fallon Partner, Head of Corporate Affairs, KPMG Hamish Jenkinson Director, Old Vic Tunnels; Trustee, Kevin Spacey Foundation Pauline Latham Member of Parliament for Mid-Derbyshire Graham Moysey Head, AOL International Neil Roskilly CEO, Independent Schools Association INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michelle Douglas Board Chair; Department of Justice Canada Eva Haller, Board Chair; Philanthropist Dr. John Gaither Secondary School Principal (retired) Craig Heimark CEO, Cohesive FT Heidi Hopper Philanthropist Neil Taylor President and Chairman, Investors Group Securities Inc., Investors Group Dr. Jonathan White Director, Bentley Service-Learning Center; Professor of Sociology, Bentley University FINANCE COMMITTEE Kannan Arasaratnam Senior Manager, Deloitte Chris Besse Senior VP and Managing Director, School Division, Nelson Education Dick Simon CEO, RSI Inc. 40OUR TEAM
  • 41. FREE THE CHILDREN PATRON His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston Governor General of Canada GLOBAL CO-CHAIRS David Aisenstat President and CEO, Keg Steakhouse and Bar and Chairman of the Keg Spirit Foundation Jeffrey Latimer Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment Dave I. McKay President, Royal Bank of Canada Hartley Richardson President and CEO, James Richardson and Sons Sheryl Sandberg COO, Facebook NATIONAL CO-CHAIRS – CANADA The Honourable David C. Onley Former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Jennifer Tory Group Head, Personal and Commercial Banking, Royal Bank of Canada Bob Silver President, Western Glove Works Ltd. WE DAY ALBERTA Neil Gaydon President and CEO, SMART Technologies Rob Geremia President, Boardwalk Rental Communities Gregg Saretsky President and CEO, WestJet WE DAY ATLANTIC CANADA Roger Howard Regional President, Atlantic Canada, Royal Bank of Canada Ken Power Director, Atlantic Canada, TELUS Doug Reid, FCA Managing Partner, Atlantic Canada, KPMG LLP Canada WE DAY MONTREAL Catherine Turner Entrepreneur and Philanthropist NATIONAL WE DAY Yves Desjardins-Sicilano President and CEO, Via Rail Patrick Mullins Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Dundee Goodman Private Wealth Bill Thomas CEO and Senior Partner, KPMG LLP Canada NATIONAL CO-CHAIRS – U.S. Steve Robinson CEO, Reimagine Janet Crown Founder, Burn 60 WE DAY TORONTO Kim Mason Regional President, Greater Toronto Region, Royal Bank of Canada WE DAY VANCOUVER Lorne Segal President, Kingswood Properties Ltd WE DAY MANITOBA Mark Chipman President, True North Sports Entertainment Ltd. Hartley Richardson President and CEO, James Richardson and Sons Jeff York President and CEO, Farm Boy Inc. WE DAY MINNESOTA Dean Phillips Philanthropist, Edward J. Phillips Family Foundation Hutton Phillips Philanthropist, Edward J. Phillips Family Foundation WE DAY CALIFORNIA Gavin Newsom Lieutenant Governor of California Jennifer Siebel Newsom Filmmaker and Philanthropist WE DAY SEATTLE Connie Ballmer Pete Carroll Head Coach, Seattle Seahawks Ray Conner CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Jolene McCaw WE DAY ILLINOIS Tom Wilson Chairman and CEO, The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company Common Award-winning hip-hop artist, actor Founder, Common Ground Foundation WE DAY UK Holly Branson Trustee and Founder, The Big Change Charitable Trust; Chair, Virgin Unite Lord Rumi Verjee Founder, The Rumi Foundation; Lord Rumi of Portobello WE DAY CO-CHAIRS OUR TEAM 41
  • 42. OUTSTANDING PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS 60 million girls Foundation A Better Seattle The Abboud Family Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Accenture Achievers Adobe Foundation Adventure Learning Experiences Aeroplan Aimia Canada Robert Alain Alberta Education Algonquin College The Allstate Foundation Allstate Insurance Company Al Saunders Contracting and Consulting Inc. Vito Amati Mark Ameerali Animal Jam Aziz Ansari AOL Canada Apex Foundation Apotex The Appleton-Benko Family Tali’ah Aquilini and Family Aquilini Investment Group Ariad Communications Mary-Anne Arnoldo Artbound The Bigue-Tuli Foundation The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The BJH Family Foundation BlackBerry Stuart Blumberg Boardwalk Rental Communities Bogani Family Coalition Anita and Henry Boger Borders, Perrin Norrander Bosa Properties and the BlueSky Properties Foundation The Boot Family Boston Pizza Winnipeg The Bozdog Family The Branson Family Bremer Bank Brooke N. Wade Charitable Foundation Paul Brum The Budheo Family Foundation Building Walls of Wisdom Craig Burkinshaw and Joanna Le Bon The Bush Foundation CAA Manitoba CAA Ottawa CAA Saskatchewan CAA South Central Ontario The Caldwell Family Foundation Caldwell Securities Ltd. The Calgary Flames Hockey Club ASDAN Aspen Properties The Asper Foundation Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) ATB Financial ATCO Structures and Logistics Atlantica Hotel Halifax Julia Austin Baby Girl Project Inc. Akhtar and Alka Badshah Ballmer Family Giving The Banks Family Baraka Incubator Fund Barbara Ann Cowie The Barbara Family Barclays Michael Barnello The Barnes Family The Barrett Family Foundation The Barton Family Foundation Battat Co. BCAA BC Hydro The Beck Family The Beecham Family Benevity Community Impact Fund - American Endowment Foundation The Beverly Foundation Big Change Charitable Trust The Calgary Foundation Canad Inns Canadian Chamber of Commerce Shanghai Canadian Museum for Human Rights Canucks Sports Entertainment Capilano University Capital One Carlson Companies The Carlson Family Foundation Danilo and Fabio Carlucci The Carnegie Family Pete and Glena Carroll Castlepoint Investments Catholic Curriculum Corporation The Chad Family Craig David Chambers Change Heroes Change the View Project Chegg Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation Juliana and John Chen and family Chicago Bears Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Bulls The Chicago Community Trust Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox The Chris Krywulak Family Foundation Greg Christie The Church Family CIBC Children’s Foundation Cineplex Entertainment Cintas Cisco Systems, Inc. Clean Water Works Inc. Clearwater Seafoods Club Penguin The Clunie Family Coast Plaza Hotel Conference Centre Coastal.com College Track Comfort Suites COMO Hotels and Resorts Richard Conlin Ron Conway The Conway Family Peter Cordy Coril Holdings Ltd. Crown Family Philanthropies Crown Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Current D. Keith Macdonald Foundation Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Lynn D’Albertanson Daniel et Daniel David Aplin Group David Baum and Associates Hunter Davis The DeBode-Gottesman Family Degrassi/Epitome Pictures Deliberate LIFE Eduardo della Maggiora Delta Airlines Delta Barrington and Halifax Delta Bessborough Delta Bow Valley The Deubler Family 42OUR TEAM
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